John 1:21

And they asked him, What then? art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou a prophet? and he answered, No.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

In Context

20he confessed, and denied not; but declared openly, I am not the Christ.

22Therefore said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us: What dost thou say of thy self?

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Cross References

Matthew 11:14and, if ye are willing to receive the truth, This is that Elias who was to come.

Matthew 17:10And his disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes say, that Elias must first come?

John 1:25and they asked him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor a prophet?

Matthew Henry on John 1:20-29

John's Testimony to Christ; John Examined by the Priests. 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one… Read the whole commentary →

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